Job Description

Hood Container is searching for a dynamic and results-driven Maintenance Manager to join our team in Sumter, SC, and lead our Corrugator Converting Plant's maintenance operations.

The Maintenance Manager plays a critical role in optimizing performance, driving efficiency, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.  You’ll provide strategic leadership to our maintenance programs, ensuring our equipment operates at peak performance, minimizing downtime by implement lean manufacturing principles & maintenance best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of dedicated maintenance management experiencewithin a manufacturing environment. This includes hands-on experience with:
  • Budget management
  • Efficient scheduling & work order management
  • Strategic project planning
  • Effective team development
• Demonstrated expertise in both industrial mechanical and electrical systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, facilities management, or a related field.
• Previous experience in the corrugated or packaging industry.
• Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Certification in Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute maintenance strategies that seamlessly integrate with our production goals, guaranteeing minimal equipment downtime and optimal output.
• Team Empowerment: Supervise, mentor, and inspire our skilled maintenance technicians. You'll provide the training and support they need to continuously grow their skills and excel in their roles.
• Proactive Optimization: Conduct regular, thorough inspections and assessments of our facility equipment, proactively identifying areas for improvement and necessary repairs before they become critical issues.
• Budget Management: Masterfully manage the maintenance budget, ensuring every resource is utilized cost-effectively while upholding the highest standards of quality and safety.
• Collaborative Impact: Partner closely with other departments to strategically schedule maintenance activities, minimizing any disruption to our vital production operations.

Here's why you'll love working at Hood Container:

• Competitive pay & benefits: We offer a base salary based on experience, a quarterly bonus program, and a comprehensive benefits package to keep you healthy and happy.
• Continuous learning: We invest in paid training and development to help you grow your skills and advance your career.
• Caring & Empowering Company Culture: Supportive & collaborative team dedicated to seeing you unbox your potential to help make a difference & make customers happy. 
• Growing Company in a Sustainable Industry:  Consider a Future in Corrugated Packaging

Our goal is to have a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Hood Container Corporation is a family-owned, Mill to Market company, specializing in containerboard and kraft paper, corrugated boxes, high graphic displays, and contract packaging. Our commitment to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence drive our business. Over the last decade, Hood Container Corporation has grown to become one of the top ten Paper and Packaging Companies in the United States. To learn more about Hood Container Corporation visit www.hoodcontainer.com or check us out on social media!